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ANIMAL TRAP. No. 539,020. D Patented May 14, 1895.

' UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR ANDREWS, OF BONANZA, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN ANDREWS, OF SAME PLACE. V

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,020, dated May 14, 1895.

Application filed June 20, 1894; Serial No. 515,167. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern: projecting pin m which enters an opening n Be it known that I, EDGAR ANDREWS, a citiin the connecting rod 0. The rod is pivotzen of the United States, and a resident of ally connected to the forward end of a detent Bonanza, in the county of Santa F and Ter pwhich latter is slotted at its rearward end, 55 ritory of New Mexico, have'invented certain at qto admit the wheel or disk r between the new and useful Improvements in Animallips s 8'' thereof. The. detent p is held in Traps, of which the following is a specificaproper relation by means of the pivot pintcontion. necting the detent to the support it, Figs. 2, 3

My invention relates to improvements in and 6. Amotor V, consisting of the ordinary 6o animal traps in which tilting platforms oper clock spring, gearing, ratchet and winder, ate in conjunction with a motor to effect the effects the rotation of the disks or wheels 0" opening and closing of the trap; and the oband w carried on thegeared shaft 19" all of ject of the invention is to provide means for which will be understood by reference to Figs. attracting the animals and to effect through 3 and 6. The disk 0" is provided with lugs r 65 their entrance into the trap a resetting of the 1-" arranged on opposite sides thereof and on same and to secure other advantages and rethe same diametrical line. A crank rod 1) sults some of which will be more fully referred connects the wheel 10 with the upwardly proto in connection with the description of the jecting arm a. of the door d. working parts. The relation of the lugs'r' r" to the lips s 70 In the accompanying drawings, in which 8 of the detentp is such that when the rocksimilar symbols of reference indicate similar ing shaft j is operated and the detent pis parts thrbughout the several views, Figure 1 turned on its pivotal bearing t by means of is a front elevation of my improved trap with the connecting rod 0, the lug on the disk 1- in a portion of the door broken away to more engagement with one of the lips of the detent 75 clearly show a portion of the mechanism. Fig. p will thus be released from engagement there- 2 is a side elevation of the same with detachwith and admit of a rotary movement of the able chamber portion of the trap and the modisk 1 by means of the motor'o. The movetor-case removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of ment of the detent p havingthrown the opmy trap with the motor-case removed. Fig. posite lip thereof in the path of the opposite 8o 3o 4 is a side elevation of the detachable chamlug on the disk 0", but one half revolution of her on a reduced scale, and Fig. 5 is a side, the disk 7", is effected, upon operating the deelevation of the same from the opposite side tent p as described. shown in Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 isafront perspective To the lower part of the door d is pivotally view with the lid N off, with partsin broken secured a rod d, said rod being pivotally se- 8 section. v cured at its rearward end to a slide door f cov- It will be understood that the trap is come ering the opening f." Shown in dotted lines posed of two main parts; adetachable rcceiv- Figs. 2 and 6- G ides q sec re an easy moveing chamber, and an entrance portion with ment of doorf' in ahorizontal direction. By attached motor mechanism, andin the said these means it will be understood that the 4o drawings or, represents the platform or base opening of the door f is effected upon the of the trap; b, the detachable chamber for closing of the door d, and conversely. confining the animals; 0, the motor case, and In the chamber bis a partition h', shown in d the door of the trap. A platform 6 is sedotted lines, Figs. 1 and 5, and in full in Fig. cured to the base a by a hinge f and said plat- 6, partially separa Portion from j'- A 45 form is held in an inclined position by means tilting platform m pivoted at Z and held in of the rod g loosely connected to e at h. The normal horizontal position by the weight k upper end of the rod gis loosely jointed to the operates in the portion 1.. The partition h oscillating arm '5 and said arm is secured to a does not reach to the bottom of chamber b rocking shaft j the latter being supported by but is of such height above it as will admit of 50 a bracket Z0 providing bearings for j at l, l. the entrance of an animal from 7. into jwhen To the rocking shaft j is secured an upwardly the platform m is tilted by the weight of an animal to the inclined position shown in broken lines, Figs. 5 and 6. The cover 77/ provides an easy means of adjusting parts of mechanism. An entrance way 0 in part Z) Figs. 5 and 6 is opposite the opening f, when the chamber 1), is in its normal position on the base a, and affords a continuous opening from the entrance chamber to the chamber b when the door f is open.

A rod 19' loosely connected at its upper end to the oscillating arm 7: travels in guides q q and at its lower end is provided with a short projecting piece a running at right angles from the rod 19 and is normally under the platform m but not in contact therewith. An elongated opening t provides for an upward and downward movement of the piece 01'.

At the bottom of the chamber 1), are guides 1],1) which overlap the base a, and there being no rigid connection between the chamber 1) and the remainder of the trap, the removal' of this chamber with the imprisoned animals may be effected by simply sliding it off from the base a, as will be understood on reference to Figs. at and 5. The whole chamber may then be submerged in water and the animals removed through the door to".

A removable bail box is inserted as a drawer in the entrance chamber and may he slid in proper position at the rear of the tilting platform e.

The trap described is more particularly adapted to mice but variations as to dimensions and a simple modification of parts will adapt my trap to other animals than mice.

Having-described the working parts, the operation of my improved trap is as follows: I have availed myself of the practice of wild animals to move from cover to cover, and placed the door d,in aslanting or inclined position so as to partially cover the entrance to the trap. A mouse moving about seeks the shelter thus afforded and is then attracted by the bait, so conveniently near, steps on the platform 6 and instantly shifts the detent by means of its connection with the platform through the rod g, oscillating arm 71, rocking shaftj and connecting rod 0, thus effecting a release of the lug r on the wheel 1, and cansing a rotary movement of the latter by reason of the wound spring of the motor 0, until lug 0" engages the lip s" of the detent, after one half revolution of the wheel 7 and shaft 1)" is effected, and the closing of the door cl, and the opening of the doorf' as will be understood. The affrighted animal finds an exit through the opening f" into 1', steps on the tilting platform m throwing the same down on the projecting lug u. of the rod 13 and depressing the same and the oscillating arm 2',

and the latter by reason of its connection with the rocking shaft causes the detent p to disengage the lug r of the disk 7' admitting of another half revolution of the shaft 19' and the opening of the door (1 and the closing of the opening f" as will be understood. The platform m being relieved of the weight of the animal, which passes into the chamber b, is restored to its normal position by the weight 70'. The trap is again set and the mouse imprisoned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. The combination in a trap with a motor 4; of a rocking shaft j, having a connection with a detent p, and carrying an oscillating arm 2', said arm having a connection 11, with a tilting platform m,and a connection with a tilting platform 2, whereby when either of saidplatforms is tilted said detent is operated to release said motor, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a trap the combination with a motor and door of a detent p, having lips s s", a wheel r,having lugs rrand having connections with said motor, aplatform e having connections with said detent and said motor whereby when said platform is tilted said motor effects the closing of said door, substantially as described.

3. In combination in a trap, an entrance tions with said platform and said door, whereby when the first of said platforms is depressed the said entrance chamber door is closed and said confining chamber door is opened, and when the second of said platforms is depressed the said entrance chamber door is opened and said confining chamber door is closed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Cerrillos, in the county of Santa Fe and Territory of New Mexico,this 15th day of June, A. D. 1894:.

EDGAR ANDREWS.

Witnesses:

ADAM E. LAUDENSLAGER, A. L. KENDALL.

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